Bitcoin’s bounce toward $78,000 didn’t stick, and a fresh wave of U.S. equity shorts could keep the pressure on BTC in the near term. Wall Street’s growing defensive positioning may be spilling into crypto, even as Bitcoin shows signs it is slowly building its own market identity through ETF inflows and spot demand. BTC briefly […]
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The U.S. Senate Banking Committee just pushed crypto closer to a federal rulebook, while stablecoins, tokenization, and good old-fashioned leverage all kept doing their thing in the background. 15–9 vote: The Senate Banking Committee advanced the Crypto Clarity bill Market structure: The bill targets token classification, spot markets, custody, and exchange rules Stablecoins and tokenization: […]
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Fold Holdings has started rolling out its Bitcoin Credit Card to selected users on its waitlist, pushing a familiar payments product into bitcoin territory with a simple pitch: spend as usual, earn BTC instead of bland airline points or store-credit nonsense. 1.5% back in bitcoin on purchases Up to 4% back through partner offers and […]
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United Texas Bank just cleared a major regulatory hurdle that could give crypto firms something they’ve been desperately short on: a serious, federally chartered banking partner that isn’t afraid of digital assets. OCC approval gives UTB a national bank charter Direct access to Federal Reserve payment systems, including wire transfers and ACH FDIC insurance stays […]
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Sen. Cynthia Lummis is warning that the crypto industry may be running out of runway in Washington: if the CLARITY Act doesn’t pass this Congress, American software developers could once again end up in the legal crosshairs for nothing more than publishing code. CLARITY Act pressure: pass it now or risk another cycle of crypto […]
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Banca Sella has won Bank of Italy approval under MiCA to offer crypto custody and transfer services, putting the Italian lender on the short list of regulated banks building real digital asset infrastructure. Bank of Italy approval under the EU’s MiCA framework Custody, receipt, and transfer of crypto assets approved Rollout expected by end of […]
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Circle is pushing USDC deeper into global payments infrastructure, and the message is getting clearer by the day: stablecoins are graduating from exchange grease and speculative side quests into something closer to real financial plumbing. USDC settlement meets local-currency payout rails Nium joins Circle Payments Network as a global payout partner 190+ countries, 100 currencies, […]
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Cash App is rolling out USDC support to nearly 60 million users, turning Block’s flagship app into a mainstream way to send, receive, deposit, and withdraw digital dollars across major blockchains. USDC deposits, withdrawals, and payments are now being added to Cash App. Nearly 60 million users are in scope, with about 25% getting access […]
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The CLARITY Act is one of the most serious attempts yet to stop U.S. crypto regulation from being a total legal dumpster fire. It would draw a hard line between digital commodities and digital securities, shift many tokens under CFTC oversight, protect much of DeFi, and block a retail CBDC. It is also still imperfect, […]
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Mastercard just got a New York BitLicense, and that’s a much bigger deal than the usual corporate “we’re exploring blockchain” fluff. Mastercard Transaction Services (U.S.) LLC received a BitLicense from NYDFS The approval opens the door for broader digital asset services in one of the toughest U.S. regulatory regimes Mastercard is deepening its push into […]
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